Dave Walsh, formerly a director at Raytheon Technologies‘ (NYSE: RTX) Collins Aerospace subsidiary, has joined defense technology provider Parry Labs as vice president of engineering. He will be responsible for managing engineering, research and product development efforts in his new role, Parry Labs said Monday. In his most recent capac...
Darby LaJoye, former acting administrator at the Transportation Security Administration, has been named vice president and strategic account executive for the Department of Homeland Security at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS). He will lead efforts to grow the company’s DHS footprint and support organic growth initiatives in his new position, Leidos said F...
The U.S. Navy has awarded eight companies positions on a potential 10-year, $4.1 billion follow-on contract to provide production units, software, laboratory equipment, spares and system components for surface, shore and submarine platforms in support of the service branch’s Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services program. CANES is th...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has won a $334 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support the development of a larger class air-breathing hypersonic system that will employ a standardized payload interface to carry out multiple missions. A Leidos-led team will aim to design a vehicle powered by a scramjet engine and capable of traveling...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded 92 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $900 million contract to come up with innovative approaches to advance the development of multidomain systems. The Air Force Life Cycle Management at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio is the contracting activity and received 94 proposals for the indefinite-delivery/i...
Tom Gentile, president and CEO of Spirit AeroSystems, and Ted Colbert, president and CEO of Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) defense, space and security business, have been elected to serve as chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the Aerospace Industries Association’s board of governors for 2023. Eric Fanning, a previous Wash100 awardee, will continu...
The financial ecosystem of the government contracting landscape is constantly evolving and changing to address emerging mission needs, support new requirements and propel the nation forward in today’s era of global competition. Having been in GovCon finance for over two decades, Chris Cage is both uniquely familiar with and well-positio...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) and Riverside Research have won contracts worth $79.2 million combined to provide research and development support for the U.S. Air Force. The contractors will research, build and demonstrate component prototypes to further develop open architecture approaches and standards for existing and future weapons systems of the Air Force...
Tim Reardon, a 25-year GovCon industry leader and a four-time Wash100 awardee, has been appointed CEO and chairman of the board of Sayres Defense, a portfolio company of Charlotte, North Carolina-based private equity firm Broadtree Partners. He succeeds Joel Willett as chief executive of Sayres and will oversee sourcing, investment strategy and acqu...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) posted $164 million in net income and diluted earnings per share of $1.17 in the third quarter of fiscal year 2022 and saw its revenue rise 4 percent to $3.6 billion for that period. The company attributed the sales growth to increased deployments on the Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization program, ramp-up...
